Here's my prediction on how the comments in the Metafilter thread** will go:

this will end wellposted by exasperatedcentrist at 4:11 PM on February 27

good riddance to bad Repugsposted by leftygroupthink at 4:12 PM on February 27

From zero to ad hominem in 2 comments! Great work, internets.posted by moder82tehXtreem at 4:14 PM on February 27

Typical. Wish for Mefites to respect the dead in one hand…posted by tokenwingnut at 4:16 PM on February 27

So, we’re eulogizing the man who wanted to put gays in concentration camps?posted by maidenmoonbat at 4:19 PM on February 27

.posted by nonconfrontationalsilenttype at 4:20 PM on February 27

Oh, let’s not get hyperbolic, maidenmoonbat. He just wanted to lock up AIDS patients! It’s not like he was some paranoid reactionary who figured sodomites lurked around every corner waiting to abduct our children.

Oh wait. He was.posted by leftygroupthink at 4:21 PM on February 27

the man who wanted to put gays in concentration camps?

Godwin!posted by tokenwingnut at 4:22 PM on February 27

*weeps*posted by exasperatedcentrist at 4:23 PM on February 27

**if you are unfamiliar with Metafilter, you could go there and search for "Buckley". I am confident it's already there.

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As much as I love to hate, I think it is wholly inappropriate to celebrate someone's death. Everyone, however much they create enemies, has family and friends who are quite sensitive at the person's passing. While we may disagree on fundamental issues, I can't support mocking someone's death.

Eh. I don't know if I would bother. The main reason I still maintain my account is because I like to be able to ask questions on AskMe from time to time. But there are other venues for that sort of thing.